Sunrise Wind receives federal record of decision, takes final investment decision - Seite 2

New York State recently selected Sunrise Wind to negotiate a 25-year contract to provide reliable green energy to the state. The project is finalising agreements with New York’s energy agency, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), on this offshore wind renewable energy certificates (OREC) contract.  

David Hardy, Executive Vice President and CEO of Region Americas at Ørsted, said: "New York is already home to the trailblazing South Fork Wind project, and with Sunrise Wind we’ll build on that foundation, broadening the economic benefits of offshore wind while delivering far more clean renewable power. With the federal Record of Decision in hand and our final investment decision having been made, we can continue to create hundreds of local union jobs and stand up a vibrant supply chain. We thank the Biden Administration, our state partners, and the congressional delegation for their continued leadership to advance this important project.”
  
Joe Nolan, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Eversource Energy, said: “We’re poised and ready to start constructing the transmission system to connect Sunrise Wind’s clean power to the New York electric grid. It’s a momentous infrastructure project, to be built by local contractors and the men and women of New York’s building trades and other labour unions. We promised to put New Yorkers to work building the energy of the future, and now we’re ready to deliver on that promise.”
 
BOEM's issuance of the Record of Decision formally concludes its National Environmental Policy Act review process and precedes the anticipated approval of Sunrise Wind's construction and operations plan (COP), expected this summer. 

As previously announced, Ørsted has agreed to acquire Eversource’s 50 % ownership share of Sunrise Wind, becoming the project’s sole owner, subject to signing of an OREC contract with NYSERDA, finalisation of acquisition agreements, COP approval, and other relevant regulatory approvals. Eversource will remain contracted to lead the project’s onshore construction. 

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